Speak if it's Greek
Truth or lie, fact or fiction? In our show "Speak if it's Greek" we wish to give you, the listener, in an entertaining way the chance to test your own knowledge.
Is the story you will hear true, and the item really of Greek origin? Or are we just pulling your leg? Listen an decide for yourself. The correct answer will be given away every week in the preview, and below the video.
So go ahead and Speak if it's Greek!
Your time is up
The clock- everybody knows, everybody uses and nearly nobody can live without it. It presents also a symbol for the everlasting flow of time. Maybe you know something about the history of the phrase: Your time is up, too?
The Alarm Clock
Oh, the most of us just hate Alarm clock! But also sometimes they simply rescue our life. And did you know that everything started in ancient Greece? It was actually the idea of Platon - the famous, ancient Greek philosopher. Based on the water clock, which already existed, Platon constructed a prototype of the alarm clock. He used the hourglass, on which water pressured on the closed part of this tool. This was making the sound out, because of the air which was inside. Sounds very simple, but before this idea nobody thought about that. He used it probably to remind about his lectures, to signalise that it will start soon.
Scuba Diving
Usually, after the sunbathing follows a refreshing bath in the clear blue sea. Whenever you let your eyes wander over this beautiful blue water you see many colorful snorkels on the top of the sea. I also never go into the water without my swimming glasses because I love to dive with all these different fishes. The swimming glasses are just one little part of a great equipment that makes the diving for hours possible.
The Gadgets
For this episode we will travel into the third century BC where the people did not need machines that help them to overcome their opportunities like today; no therefore they had cheap slaves. So the people of this century had very creative and revolutionary ideas and realizations- but unfortunately they were a little bit too early with these inventions. They were forgotten and many centuries later, the people came back to these ideas and experiences a huge success.
The (Black and White) Television
There was a time of endless rain in Greece. That weather forced all the Greek people to stay at home as far as all their umbrellas, gumboots and the hairspray could not face that rain. The women finally had the idea to invent a television tube in order to keep their children and men distracted.
The Lighthouse
Ships have been and still are one of the most used ways of transportation of goods and passengers. Using them, however, requires a skilled crew, an experienced captain and some tools for navigation. A lighthouse was the perfect way of signalizing dangers and lightening the way. But is it of Greek origin?
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